MecklerMedia's Virtual Reality Summit Launches to Explore Innovation Trends in Virtual Reality; October 21, 2015 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California

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Sep 15, 2015, 07:10 ET

NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- MecklerMedia Corporation (OTCQX: MECK) will debut its latest conference, the Virtual Reality Summit on October 21, 2015, to lead a discussion on the future of Virtual Reality. The event will take place at the Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo in Santa Clara.

"MecklerMedia's Virtual Reality Summit brings together a group of hand-picked thought leaders who represent the 'best of the best' from those who are creating today's and tomorrow's Virtual Reality in its myriad configurations and uses," said Sandra Kay Helsel, Ph.D, Virtual Reality Summit Chair, Editor of Inside 3D Printing Newsletter, and Strategic Communications Specialist.

"The program discussion will span the continuum of the business of VR—the investment and business development paradigms, platform technologies, software, applications, content development ecosystems, and markets," continued Helsel.

MecklerMedia's Virtual Reality Summit announced a keynote session by Mike Rothenberg, Founder & CEO, CIO of Rothenberg Ventures, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focusing on investing in Seed+ stage startups and millennial founders. Rothenberg's keynote session takes place on October 21 from 11:00am – 11:45am.

Additional confirmed speakers for the Virtual Reality Summit include:

Jared Baer, COO, 5DT
Jarratt Carson, Executive Producer of Global Content, CMO, Greenfish Labs
Carolina Cruz-Neria, Ph.D., Director of the Emerging Analytics Center, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Clifton Dawson, CEO, GreenLight VR
Jeffrey Jacobson, Ph.D., Founder & President, EnterpriseVR
Marc-O Lepage, COO & Co-Founder, Vrvana
Jacquelyn Ford Morie, Founder and Chief Scientist, All These Worlds
Tony Parisi, Founder, Third Eye
Albert "Skip" Rizzo, Ph.D., Director of Medical VR Research, The USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Daniel Surya, CEO, WIR Global

Virtual Reality Summit sessions take place on October 21, while VR exhibits remain open October 21-22.

Prices increase on September 30, so register before to save with early bird pricing. For more information and to register for the Virtual Reality Summit at Inside 3D Printing Santa Clara, visit inside3dprinting.com.

If your company is interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at the Virtual Reality Summit in Santa Clara or an upcoming event, please contact [email protected].

The Virtual Reality Summit is an official 3D Print Week California event. 3D Print Week California takes place on October 19-23, 2015 at a variety of venues throughout San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

About MecklerMedia
MecklerMedia (OTCQX: MECK) is the leading producer of global trade shows, conferences, and digital publications covering 3D printing, robotics, and bitcoin/blockchain. MecklerMedia produces more than 25 conferences annually, including Inside 3D Printing, Inside Bitcoins, RoboUniverse, and the 3D Print Design Show. MecklerMedia's news sites include Inside Bitcoins News, 3D Printing Industry, and 3DPrint.com, which provide up-to-date coverage to help drive business forward.

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